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Self-Portrait with Two Pupils by Adelaide Labille-Guiard. Adelaide sits at an easel holding a palette with her two pupils, Marie Capet and Marie-Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond, behind her.
What significance does the painting above have?
a.
The figures are three of the most prominent female artists of the time.
b.
This painting was the first painting by a female to be displayed.
c.
It helped counter the restrictions placed on women artists.
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Adélaïde Labille-Guiard painted this 1785 self-portrait to assert her professional status as a teacher and advocate for women artists—using the image of herself with two female pupils to challenge the Académie's restrictions and argue for greater access and recognition for women.
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard painted this 1785 self-portrait to assert her professional status as a teacher and advocate for women artists—using the image of herself with two female pupils to challenge the Académie's restrictions and argue for greater access and recognition for women.
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